Melbourn: Clear Cottages
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Melbourn: Clear Cottages
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 6 Jul 2008
These almshouses on Orchard Road were built in 1924 as a philanthropic act by W W Clear who left £1,500 to build almshouses on a site provided from his estate. They were to be named after his brother, Francis John Clear, who died around 1905, and were for poor women who had been resident in Melbourn for at least 10 years.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.080857
Longitude
0.017547